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Begun by William Cavendish, fourth Earl and later first Duke of Devonshire in 1687, the House was completed in 1706. The north wing was added between 1820-30.

Opened only five years before this picture was taken, the fare was 1d, the old penny being worth about .4 of a post-decimalisation one.

The foundation stone of All Saints' Church was laid on 18 July 1873 by Sir Roundell Palmer, afterwards the first Earl of Selbourne, the Lord Chancellor. It was consecrated 17 months later.

Some of the houses on the left are boarded up and empty in this photograph, but when they were for sale in August 1920 they were described as 'a Block of Four Capital Cottages'.

Completed in 1789, All Saints' survived in its original form for less than sixty years before it was remodelled and the west tower added.

The Cambridge Hotel, on the corner of the High Street, was built in 1862 by Charles Raleigh Knight, and was named after the second Duke of Cambridge.

To the right is the Liberal Club, also of 1893, and further along is the old Mechanics' Institute (1889) with its own collection of over 800 books.

An Act of 1952 closed the waterway to traffic along most of its length. A £23.8 million investment enabled Rochdale to link up with the national canal network again in 2002.

Here we see Brynmawr, the highest town in South Wales, from the old Blaenavon Road; this is one part of Brynmawr which has not changed at all.

A stained glass window in Daresbury's church depicts characters from the stories of Alice in Wonderland.

Looking up Trafford Road, one can see the large villas on the Edge, above the village that serviced their needs.

Half a mile away stands the Hall - a neo-Jacobean brick mansion, built in 1871 on the site of an earlier structure. It has extensive grounds, including a lake called the Black Pond.

The Broadway also has a branch of the National Provincial Bank (third from the right) next to the post office, leading on to a greengrocer`s, an optician`s and a ladies` hairdresser amongst others.

Without doubt, this is one of Surrey's most picturesque villages, well known for its spectacular Bonfire Night celebrations.

This photograph shows the distinctive sign above the upper floors of Beynon Ltd, which can still be seen, even though the business has long since gone.

An imposing statue of Queen Victoria once stood on the right where the cars are parked in this photograph.

The ruinous 70ft high 12th-century keep is all that remains of Henry III's favourite palace. It was the only royal palace in Surrey; the motte was raised soon after the Norman Conquest.

One of the few thatched buildings in the area, the Duke's Head is no longer a public house.

It is named after the Earls of Essex, who lived at Chartley Hall.

Cannock Chase was originally a royal hunting forest before being sold to the Bishop of Lichfield.

The cottages date from the 16th century, and are probably of the same age as the earliest known parish register of 1596. Notice the old Whieldon's green bus parked outside.

Three of Church Street's five pubs are in this photo - the Corn Meter extreme left, the Star centre left, and the Live and Let Live just beyond the archway on the right.

Looking towards the Castle at the end of the street, note the agricultural implements on sale on the left, the Lion Hotel further down the street, and on the right-hand side the arched

The 14th-century church of St Andrew is built on a mound on the large village green.